![]() ![]() If you do come across a concept you don't understand (common when studying theory!) you have to hear it and ideally play it yourself before you have any hope of getting it. There's no sense in learning a theory when you don't know what it sounds like. IOW, all this stuff is about giving you names and labels for things you already know - or should. Do you know what its function is in the key of C? That's more theory. Do you know why it's called "G7"? If you do, that's more theory. Could you write them on a staff? That's not exactly theory, but notation is the language that written theory uses to illustrate its concepts, so is useful to know. So you know that much theory! Do you know the notes in a G7? That's more theory. "G7" is a theoretical term (or rather a shorthand symbol for a theoretical entity). You can do it from books or websites ( is the best free resource IMO), but the important thing is to make connections all the time with sounds you already know.Į.g., you know (I guess) what a "G7" chord is, because you can play it. If you really want to study theory, that's fine. Your ear will improve - automatically and quite naturally - the more you play music, and especially the more you try playing along with songs and trying to learn them by ear. (It will take you longer, but are you in a hurry?)ĮarMaster (so I've heard) is quite good as ear training software, but IMO you don't need it. That's certainly the best way of being guided through the jungle, but with a bit of intelligence and common sense you can do quite well on your own. ![]() I'm not quite as firmly in favour of getting a teacher as he is (even though I'm a teacher myself). ![]() Good way of learning theory, arguably the best. Relying on chord progressions from Songs I've learned through tabs. ![]()
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